Author: Paco Marshall
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The Mountains, July 15-17, 2016
It was only about ten years ago that I discovered the music of The Carter Family. While various Carters performed in various combinations up until recently; and indeed continue to perform, the original nineteen twenties recordings are what struck me. These recordings were produced by Ralph Peer, who I just read a biography of. …
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Driveover Country: the Chapel Hill to Topsail Beach attempt, June 23-24, 2016
People smugly call places like Oklahoma flyover country. However, almost everybody I know in North Carolina drives to the beach and they hardly notice what I-40 passes through. Beyond the southeastern Raleigh suburbs no one seems to even stop for gas until they get to the coast. Tootie had rented a small house in…
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Daytime in Richmond VA, May 19, 2016
I cannot stop myself from coming back to Richmond. I find the place so interesting. For this trip, I drove up there for the day, parking in the distant suburb of Gayton, in Henrico County. I pulled the bike out of the trunk and headed towards downtown, maybe fifteen miles away. The more prosperous…
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Lunchtime in Mebane, May 16, 2016
For years, I have been predicting that Mebane would become the next Carrboro, the next Saxapahaw, the next former mill town to where creative types priced out of Chapel Hill can relocate. I rode out to Mebane to eat lunch, then ride back, a little over twenty miles each way from my home in Chapel…
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